Jersey’s juniors won five titles at the Jersey Junior Open Badminton Championships, reaching 13 of the finals at the event which also featured players from Guernsey and the UK.
Matthew Bignall and Richard Streets won the under-15 boys’ doubles and Jade Coombs-Goodfellow and Marilisa Garnier took the U17 girls’ title.
Alex Hutchings, paired with Cheshire’s Michael Johnston, won the U17 boys’ title; Katherine Thornton and Guernsey’s Kiara Green the U19 girls’ honours and Tom Gibbs, and Wales’ Hannah Stephenson, won the U19 mixed title.
TABLE TENNIS – Tigers maul Lions
Tigers beat Lions 4-1 in the JTTA Junior League yesterday.
Other results – Sharks bt Eagles 3-2; Dragons bt Leopards 3-2.
ATHLETICS – Cross Country
Results from the sixth race in the JSAC cross country league – girls, 7-8: 1, Yasmine Lookness; 2, Emily Renouf; 3, Clara Cullen.
9-10: 1, Gemma Gothard; 2, Jodie Blampied; 3, Daisy Letch.
11-12: 1, Danielle Leerson.
Boys, 7-8: 1, Marlon Fossey; 2, Ben Chadwick; 3, Tom Blampied.
9-10: 1, Tom Ward; 2, Charles Renouf; 3, Luca Margaroli.
11-12: 1, Oliver Terry; 2, Gus Kuijpers; 3, Adam Lloyd.
13-14: 1, Sam Ward; 2, Matthew Raimbault.
GOLF – Pearce in win
Ray Pearce, 11 handicap, won the Demi Golf Society February Monthly Medal with 65 points on Saturday.
Roger de Sousa, 10 hcp, was second on 67 pts and Ian Beeley, 11 hcp, third on 67.
Jones’ success
Colin Jones, 12 hcp, won the Les Mielles Golf Club Jubilee Cup on Saturday with 42 pts.
Tony Burt, 7 hcp, was second on 41 pts and Aston Goode, 16 hcp, third on 40.
La Moye Jubilee
La Moye GC retained the Jubilee Cup in a hard fought 7-7 draw with St Clement yesterday.
Played at St Clement the home side prevailed 5-3 in the singles, played in the Hampshire 7s format, but lost the doubles 4-2.
Heald’s first win – Junior, Bradley Heald won the Jersey Western Golf Club’s 3 Club and Putter over a shortened La Moye course, and in gale force winds, with 28 points off his 28 handicap – his first win since becoming a member.
Dan Bolton was second with 26 pts and Mark Vowden third with 25 points.
CYCLING – Ovenden tops field
Robin Ovenden won the Elite class in the fourth race of the CCC Mountain Bike Winter Series.
Other winners – Sport: Eric Le Brun; Veteran: Simon Stead; Super-Vets: Chaz Knight; Ladies: Helene Mon-Petit; Schoolboys: Rory Hidrio.
HOCKEY – Convicting win
OV Convicts kept their JHA Investec Men’s Division I Hockey League title hopes alive with a 6-1 victory over V College 1sts on Saturday.
Other results, Div II: V College Juniors 1, OV Victims 5; JHC Lions 5, JHC Tigers 1; IFG Hunters 0, OV Vets 3.
Investec Women’s Senior Cup: Caesareans Juniors 0, Jersey Ladies 1sts 7; RWB 3, Quackers 1sts 2.
Minor Cup: Crusaders Juniors 1; Eagles Juniors 8.
Quackers E&Y Dabblers 2, Jersey Ladies 2nds 2.
VOLLEYBALL – Pentagon win
In yesterday’s Insurance Corporation Volleyball Men’s League matches, Pentagon RHT secured a 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-22) win over Walkers Sandkickers.
In the Ladies’ League IC Jets bt 2e2 Panthers 3-2 (25-17, 14-25, 16-25, 25-23, 15-8).
In the Mixed League Walkers bt Usual Suspects 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-10) and Peter Green Builders bt McSteam 3-0.
SHOOTING – Le Rendu hits the spot
Dave Le Rendu was High Gun and winner of Class A with 44 ex 50 in the Lecq Clay Target Club’s 50 Bird Sporting yesterday.
Graham Le Cornu was second in that class with 41 and Ernie Le Brun third on 40.
Other results – Class AA: 1, Mark Andrews 37.
Class B: 1, Alistair Drummond-Forbes 38; 2=, Martin Shales, Andy Stead, and Paul Cragg 37.
Class C: 1, Tony Able 32; 2=, Robert Cunliffe and John Shales 30.
Ladies: 1, Kay Cragg.
Junior: 1, John Payn 32; 2, Tom Lewington 31; 3, Sam Payn 27.
Miller aims high
Terry Miller was High Gun in Lecq Clay Target Club’s 50 bird pporting yesterday with 44 ex 50.
Other winners – A Class: Colin Mollett and Steve Stokes, 42; B Class: Howard Durell 41; C Class: Fernando Carvalho and Ken Journeaux 35; Veteran: John Bedford 39.
FENCING – Munchkins make good
‘The Munchkins’ were the winning team at the Novice Team Foil Fencing Competition at St Michael’s School yesterday.
The team of Lorenzo De Pala (captain), Toby Vautier, William Crawley and Mark Boarer won 39 fights between them to take overall victory.
